You can definitely tell it's a rose. I think it would be neither better nor worse to see the whole flower - just a different picture! I like the focus on just part of the edge of the petal as that's where the interest lies. Beautiful.
Ingrid

Well, definitely not the traditional whole rose, a subject that was beaten to death here at shutter and almost everywhere else.
In this case, it doesn't really matter what it is, as you almost moved into an abstract category.
Composition wise, I think there is a better way to present it. Say, scroll down, till you see 1x2 frame. Do you like it better? You have a more balanced shot and a better focus on those erotic lines.

I absolutely love this, Ellie, and would not change thing about it. It's clearly a rose but because it's so abstract, it doesn't matter what it is, as others have said. If I were to hang this on my wall, I'd clone out that one imperfection, but that's just me. A Likey, for sure!

A wonderful pic (and experiment)- a rosescape with some red lines, fogs of smell and waters of freshness- it is as if you are crawling like a bee or another insect inside of the rose and seems to get lost in the depth of the flower! A pic like a painting!